Historical introducton to the Roman law
By: by Frederick Parker Walton.
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Clark, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781584779667
Subjects: Roman law -- History
Notes: Originally published: 4th ed., rev. Edinburgh : W. Green & Son, 1920.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The value of the Roman law and the causes of its success; title: The Aryans; title: The literary sources of the early history of Rome; title: The evidence of archaeoology; title: The relations between early Rome and the etruscans; title: The foundation of the city and the early political organisation; title: The patriarchal family and the patria potestas; title: Early theories of relationship: Agnation; title: The Servian reforms; title: The republic; title: The twelve tables; title: Plebeian grievances; title: The comitics; title: The Senate; title: Process of legislation; title: Early legal procedure: the old legis actiones; title: Early forms of conveyance: mancipatio and in fure cessio; title: The early law of property and wills; title: The early law of marriage; title: The early law of debtor and creditor; title: Crimes, wrongs, and punishments in the early law; title: The principate or dyarchy; title: The classical jurists; title: The absolute monarchy, 284 A.D.-565 A.D. (death of Justinian); title: The contents of the corpus juris; title: Justinian's codification and the works from which it was compiled; title: Leges bomaneee barbaroruns; title: The system of personal laws; title: The fate of the roman law in the west; title: The fate of the corpus juris in the East; title: The distinction between law and morals and the definition of law; title: Jus pubi and tus frivatwm; title: The tripartite origin of private law; title: The jus gentiura; title: Jus civile; title: The seven sources of the law.